MACALESTER COLLEGE DEWITT WALLACE LIBRARY SPACE SURVEY & FEEDBACK FALL 2019 HGA MACALESTER COLLEGE DEWITT WALLACE LIBRARY PROGRAMMING & PLANNING
LIBRARY SPACE PLANNING GROUP o Karine Moe , Provost and Dean of Faculty o Angi Faiks , Assoc. Library Director o David Wheaton , Vice President of Administration and Finance o Katy Gabrio , Asst. Library Director o Terri Fishel , Library Director o Brooke Schmolke , Mgr. Digital Resource Center o Jenn Haas , Assoc. VP Information Technology Services o Rachel Weaver , Assoc. Director of Support Services o Nathan Lief , Assoc. VP of Facilities o Matt Meyer , Asst. Director of Facilities o Joelle Vitiello , Professor, French & Francophone Studies (faculty o Mphatso Simbao (student representative) representative) o Rebecca Celis, HGA architect o Samantha Mendiola, HGA architect HGA MACALESTER COLLEGE DEWITT WALLACE LIBRARY PROGRAMMING & PLANNING
GOAL OF SURVEY The Library Master Space Planning Committee invited input and feedback to help develop a proposed master plan for future library spaces . We welcomed broad input from the campus to develop a collaborative vision and space plan. Quantitative Analysis of 33 closed-ended questions: Two staff members analyzed response frequencies for all 33 likert-type questions for Students, then ● Faculty, then Staff respondents Qualitative Analysis of 3 open-ended questions: A team of 7 staff and students performed content analysis on 3 questions: ● What does or would help you feel more welcome in the library? (n = 217 responses) ○ What one change would improve the design of the Macalester DeWitt Wallace Library? (n = 318) ○ What else would you like us to consider as we redesign our spaces (n = 237 responses) ○ A final coding scheme with 24 codes captured respondents’ sentiments ● Coding pairs validated each other’s work and jointly resolved discrepancies ● Data analysis team: Christina Buckles (Library), Angi Faiks (Library), Marina Ito (Library), Adam Johnson (Institutional Research), Eleanor McGrath (ITS), Jinzhou Tian (student employee, Library), Denise Tyburski (Library) Presentation preparation: Samantha Mendiola (HGA), Angi Faiks (Library), Christina Buckles (Library) HGA MACALESTER COLLEGE DEWITT WALLACE LIBRARY PROGRAMMING & PLANNING
“DRAFT” LIBRARY SPACE VISION Master Space Plan Draft Vision We are embarking on a plan to reimagine, redesign, and renovate the DeWitt Wallace Library. Our community is invited to join us in rethinking this essential college asset as we endeavor to create a warm, welcoming and inclusive space that: enhances the academic and scholarly pursuits of our community; ● provides increased access to, and inspired discovery of, information and library collections, in all forms; ● celebrates and elevates the written word, scholarship, and creative expressions; ● preserves and promotes the history of the college; ● emphasizes the role of libraries and library staff in learning and information literacy; ● leverages technology and technology staff to enhance scholarship, teaching, and production; ● provides opportunity for creativity, exploration, content creation, and play; ● facilitates gatherings, meetings, and community building. ● Through this project we will build on our historical and foundational strengths while evolving to support the new ways we explore, discover, share, create, convene, and collaborate. We aim to celebrate, elevate and capitalize upon our role of advancing inquiry and scholarship, our inherent inclusion of all disciplines and interests of the Macalester community; and our essential contribution as an active community hub. The reimagined library will be a destination of distinction that supports the Macalester community in the shared goal of inspired learning and community building. See: www.macalester.edu/librarymasterplan HGA MACALESTER COLLEGE DEWITT WALLACE LIBRARY PROGRAMMING & PLANNING
BACKGROUND ● For project details, and related info: https//www.macalester.edu/librarymasterplan ● We are gathering input, feedback, and data to create a proposed Master Plan for the library. ● Survey sent to all students, faculty, staff late September, 2019 ● There is no funding secured, nor a project underway. ● If a proposed Master Plan is approved, funding would need to be secured and a future renovation planned. HGA MACALESTER COLLEGE DEWITT WALLACE LIBRARY PROGRAMMING & PLANNING
SPACE RELATED SURVEY RESPONSES PARTICIPATION Students 541 (Goal=500, 24% participation) Faculty 100 67.4% (Goal=100, 36% participation) Staff 162 12.5% (Goal=200, 37% participation) 20.2% FACULTY STAFF STUDENT HGA MACALESTER COLLEGE DEWITT WALLACE LIBRARY PROGRAMMING & PLANNING
DATA TABLE OF CONTENTS ● Library Visits ● Service and Staffing ● Technology Space ● Teaching, Learning, Meeting Space ● Communal Space 67.4 % ● Collections Space ● Research and Study Space ● Top Existing Spaces ● Top Future Spaces 20.2 % HGA MACALESTER COLLEGE DEWITT WALLACE LIBRARY PROGRAMMING & PLANNING
Library Visits Data Fact: Library gate counts report an average of about 12,000 visits per typical academic year week.
LIBRARY VISITS 44% 42% 39% 35% 67.4 % Fact: Library gate counts report an 12 average of about 39% 17% 12,000 visits per 20.2 typical academic % year week. Scale: Almost every day - Few times/week - Few times/month - Few times/semester - Rarely - Never HGA MACALESTER COLLEGE DEWITT WALLACE LIBRARY PROGRAMMING & PLANNING
Service and Staffing Data Students, staff and faculty feel positive about the service they receive from the library and their ability to find what they are looking for. About a third of the students indicated they come to the library to seek staff expertise and a third indicated they would like to more often.
SERVICE & STAFFING “The people that work here are “Staff at front desk, lots of people on the 2nd floor very friendly, and there's a lot whenever I’m there, signage/decor that promotes of great spaces to fit different diversity, inclusion and wellness [would make me feel needs.” more welcome]” Students, staff and faculty feel positive about the service they receive from the library and their ability to find what they are looking for. About a third of the students indicated they come to the library to seek staff expertise and a third indicated they would like to more often. “Many of the programs and the staff make me “The staff and the open space feel welcome - there are make me feel welcome.” such great people who “[I like] that the student employees work there.” at the front desk are friendly and smile, because they’re the first faces “You all do a great job with you see when you walk in! I also training your student employees love that the librarians don’t hover to create a welcoming and shush people, but they are atmosphere.” always kind and available to help.” HGA MACALESTER COLLEGE DEWITT WALLACE LIBRARY PROGRAMMING & PLANNING
SERVICE & STAFFING 57% 48% 46% Scale: Always - Often - Sometimes - Rarely - Never 43% 46% 50% Scale: Strongly Agree - Sometimes Agree - Neutral - Somewhat Disagree - Strongly Disagree HGA MACALESTER COLLEGE DEWITT WALLACE LIBRARY PROGRAMMING & PLANNING
SERVICE & STAFFING Scale: Regularly - Occasionally/meets need - Occasionally/wish could - Rarely/Never-meets need - Rarely/Never-wish could HGA MACALESTER COLLEGE DEWITT WALLACE LIBRARY PROGRAMMING & PLANNING
Technology Space Data Student responses were high for technology and printer use. There is a desire for access to computers and technology, but not necessarily reservable labs.
TECHNOLOGY SPACE “[We need] lab computers that are quicker and run better. They are extremely prone to crashing and “[We need] greater access to that is disappointing as someone who uses them academic technology and tech on a very regular basis.” support.” Student responses were high for technology and printer use. There is a desire for access to computers and technology, but not necessarily reservable labs. “Better PC equipment: true dual-boot machines instead of i-Mac only “More access to 3D environment in the basement; printing space!” cleaner keyboards (they are dirty and “Making more several are not fully functional).” printers accessible on every level.” “More lab computers on the second floor.” “More outlets!” HGA MACALESTER COLLEGE DEWITT WALLACE LIBRARY PROGRAMMING & PLANNING
TECHNOLOGY SPACE 74% 37% 33% Scale: Regularly - Occasionally/meets need - Occasionally/wish could - Rarely/Never-meets need - Rarely/Never-wish could 73% 33% 25% Scale: Very Important - Somewhat Important - Neutral - Somewhat Unimportant - Very Unimportant HGA MACALESTER COLLEGE DEWITT WALLACE LIBRARY PROGRAMMING & PLANNING
Teaching, Learning, Meeting Space Data Staff and faculty tend to use the library for events, meetings, and checking out materials. There is some interest in teaching in the library but there is currently one classroom in the library for semester-long faculty courses.
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